Exodus 2:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 2:4

2 So the woman conceived and bore a son. And ^awhen she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.

3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of ^abulrushes for him, daubed it with ^basphalt and ^cpitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds ^dby the river’s bank.

4 ^aAnd his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

5 Then the ^adaughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.

6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”

8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother.

9 Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.

10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became ^aher son. So she called his name¹ Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

Moses Flees to Midian

11 Now it came to pass in those days, ^awhen Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

12 So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he ^akilled the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 2:4

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American Standard Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

Amplified® Bible
And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to learn what would be done to him.

Contemporary English Version
The baby's older sister stood off at a distance to see what would happen to him.

Darby English Version
And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.

Good News Bible
The baby's sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him.

King James Version
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

New American Standard Bible
His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.

New International Version
His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

New King James Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.

Revised Standard Version
And his sister stood at a distance, to know what would be done to him.

Young's Literal Translation
and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.

New English Translation
His sister stationed herself¹ at a distance to find out² what would³ happen to him.

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